We have lost one of the true gentlemen and a happy warrior of Washington: the great Ed Feulner. For D.C. policy types seeking to affect the direction of government, Ed played a role that I daresay was as important as the role William F. Buckley Jr. played in shaping the intellectual underpinnings of our movement. Ed was generous in his mentoring of new or untested talent. Scores of future government leaders, right up to cabinet officials and elected officeholders, passed through 214 Massachusetts Ave NE and the hallowed halls Ed built. Ed also was onto issues that have now become standard fare long before many even knew they were issues. I first encountered him when he asked me to join an Asia-focused trade program he called the “Yankee Trader” initiative in the early ’90s. I had lived in Japan for several years and returned to Washington at the height of the Reagan-era fights over trade protectionism. I started a company that worked with U.S. businesses seeking to invest and trade in the region. The Heritage Foundation was an intellectual and policy beacon for us. That Heritage continues — and thrives — more than 50 years after Ed saw the need for it is a tribute to his vision and his pragmatic institution-building acumen. R.I.P. Ed, and deep condolences to Linda and your entire family.